# Lahugaon Village, Phansidewa, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Phansidewa, Darjiling 

# Lahugaon

Lahugaon is a village in Phansidewa sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,710 people in 2,534 households**, the 2nd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 12,710people (2011)
- 2,534households
- 70.7%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lahugaon

Of every 100 households in Lahugaon in 2011, 72 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lahugaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**72%

Tap water ****12%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**88%

Use banking services ****43%**

**32%

Television ****55%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Lahugaon?

■ Lahugaon · ■ Phansidewa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**972

Working population ****33.0%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 64.8% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (12%) · **■** Household industry 167 (4%) · **■** Other work 2,882 (69%) · **■** Marginal 406 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Phansidewa

- Paschim Madati13,523 people
- Madhya Bansgaon9,132 people
- Bara Paikpara Arazi6,899 people
- Budharugaon6,841 people
- Mandila Jhar6,642 people

[All 113 villages in Phansidewa](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/phansidewa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lahugaon?12,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lahugaon in?Darjiling district (Phansidewa sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lahugaon?70.7% (Census 2011)